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VX A320 flying formation with Virgin Galactic White Knight 2 (including formation landing at SFO. Pretty cool....
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Per the JV protocols that all the companies and the unions signed, an equivalent number of available "seat miles"(or seat kilometers for the European types) will have to be transferred to DAL metal for us to fly across the Atlantic.
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Question for the PMNW hires in the '07-'08 timeframe. I've been carrying a -15 bank apparently that is just now being repaid out of my paychecks. I didn't notice it before as I was a reserve guy until recently and never broke min guarantee. Payroll says it was carried over from before the payroll dept switchover in Jan 2010. No one down in ATL knows what it's about, but I know I haven't messed with my bank. I would hardly even know how to. Is this a NWism that I've forgotten about? Something comes to mind about 15 hrs of pay as a new hire, but there was a lot going on then. Thanks for any light you can shed on this. PM me if you like.
Thanks for the insight. I guess my question is how it got there in the first place? The extra pay in training was mentioned, but I went through my old NW statements and they were still adding to it a year after I was hired until it hit the -15 limit. I can tell you with certainty that I never manipulated that bank on my own and that I never went cumulatively 15 hrs over min guarantee during that time. Man, I wish I had noticed it back then so I could ask the people that were actually well versed on the manner before the merger and so I wouldn't be paying it back at my higher payrate. There's a few hundred dollars the company gets out of me for free.
Not directed at you, but in general: It is a North Atlantic JV, not a Europe to the Eastern United States, so yes, this change effects it. I beleive it is being flown on the 777-300 right now. (At least that is what I saw last month sitting at the gate)
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Since I don't think we were anywhere close to launching a direct to AMS or CDG from SFO with lie-flats, and amenities equivalent to the 380, then this is a move that's exploring JV revenue on a city pair we're not toying with all that much.
I didn't say this is anything to do backflips over, but it is an example of the JV working as intended.
If we're distributing flying on the basis of ASM's, then I would imagine one A380 SFO-CDG needs at least two 7ER's from the East Coast to offset. And if this dings the SLC-CDG flight, which I don't really see (there are plenty of better options from SFO on Star), then we need further offset.
I can certainly review my analysis if warranted. At a glance, I'm not worried about this one. I'm more concerned we'll not see AMM or CAI back from JFK, for example.
Better check those numbers. You're off by about a 1000. And since you're a strong supporter now, which base did you sign up to be the "Base Representative" for? With 2,000+ guys, and only 2 willing to actually do any work, it seems they've picked up all the keyboard warriors, but not much else.
Thanks for the insight. I guess my question is how it got there in the first place? The extra pay in training was mentioned, but I went through my old NW statements and they were still adding to it a year after I was hired until it hit the -15 limit. I can tell you with certainty that I never manipulated that bank on my own and that I never went cumulatively 15 hrs over min guarantee during that time. Man, I wish I had noticed it back then so I could ask the people that were actually well versed on the manner before the merger and so I wouldn't be paying it back at my higher payrate. There's a few hundred dollars the company gets out of me for free.
As for paying it back, yes delta takes the first five credit hours over 80 for negative bank, but it is only the first five credit hours, not all hours. So, if you are over 80 only due to a green slip or other pay/no credit time, they won't put anything into your bank unless you ask them to.
You are pretty arrogant in the way that you like to throw around numbers. Ponder this: How many members would ALPA have if we were not FORCED to join? SO before you get all comfortable in your assertion that everybody who is not a DPA "member" is automatically an alpa supporter... step back and take a look at it from a different perspective.
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